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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 10:59 AM
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Republicans dismiss Obama's jobs plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republicans in Congress on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's proposal to pay for a job creation plan by eliminating $467 billion in tax breaks for wealthier Americans and corporations.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blasted Obama's plan to pay for the jobs plan through "permanent" tax increases.

"What the president's proposed so far is not serious. And it's not a jobs plan," McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor.

Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, made similar comments to reporters. He complained that Obama is seeking "permanent tax increases ... to pay for temporary spending."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-us-obama-jobs-republicanstre78c42p-20110913,0,3259247.story
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 11:03 AM
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1. And this is their answer? You call that a plan to immediately produce jobs?
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HappyMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 11:05 AM
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2. Last week, they said that they would consider.
Which, of course, was a big damn lie. They will hold us hostage to get what they want. :grr:
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 11:10 AM
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3. And the sun came up this morning.
Republicans dismiss Obama plan--what else is new?

They'd dismiss a plan of his to honor their own grandmothers.
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HappyMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 11:40 AM
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4. kickin for the crowd that
hates it.

Probably won't pass. The pukes won't let ANYTHING pass.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 11:43 AM
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5. They own the economy now
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 07:08 PM
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6. kick
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